Ep 222: Peter Mansoor on MacArthur’s Return to the Philippines
Colonel Peter Mansoor, U.S. Army (retired), General Raymond E. Mason Jr. Chair in Military History at The Ohio State University and authors of Redemption: MacArthur and the Campaign for the Philippine...
15 Aug 202550min
Ep 221: Joel Wuthnow and Phillip Saunders on China’s PLA
Joel Wuthnow and Phillip Saunders, both of the U.S. National Defense University and authors of China's Quest for Military Supremacy, join the show to discuss the origins, organization, and strategic ...
12 Aug 202554min
Ep 220: Marc LiVecche on Hiroshima and Morality
Marc LiVecche, McDonald Distinguished Scholar of Ethics, War, and Public Life at Providence and author of The Good Kill: Just War and Moral Injury, joins the show to discuss Just War Theory and whethe...
5 Aug 202542min
Ep 219: Stephen Platt on Mao's China and the Original Marine Raider
Stephen Platt, professor of Chinese history at UMass Amherst and author of The Raider: The Untold Story of a Renegade Marine and the Birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II, joins the show to dis...
1 Aug 202556min
Ep 218: Lawerence Freedman on Endless Wars
Lawerence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King’s College London and author of ‘The Age of Forever Wars’ in Foreign Affairs Magazine, joins the show to discuss why protracted warfare se...
29 Jul 202541min
Ep 217: Steven Rabalais on Ike’s Mentor
Steven Rabalais, litigator and author of General Fox Conner: Pershing's Chief of Operations and Eisenhower's Mentor, joins the show to discuss the extraordinary influence of now-forgotten General Fox...
25 Jul 20251h 6min
Ep 216: Will Somerindyke on Making Munitions in America
Will Somerindyke, Chairman of Regulus Global and CEO of UNION, joins the show to discuss rebuilding the U.S. defense industrial base. ▪️ Times • 01:36 Introduction • 02:35 A navy...
22 Jul 202541min
Ep 215: Ryan McDermott on Invading Iraq in 2003
Ryan McDermott, Army veteran of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and author of Downriver: Memoir of a Warrior Poet, joins the show to talk about his combat experiences. ▪️ Times • 01:13 Introdu...
18 Jul 202538min
